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Saving Image into SQL Server database

When I insert an image into a SQL Server database, if the image is null, then it inserts a 0x value into the database image column.
When I retrieve the image with 0x hex value, I get an error:
Parameter is not valid
string strsql = "SELECT [ID],PIC_Name FROM [HRMS].[dbo].[Employee_PC] where Id = '" + mFieldValue1 + "'";
myconn = new OleDbConnection(clsConnections.conString);
myconn.Open();
cmd = new OleDbCommand(strsql, myconn);
OleDbDataReader dr = null;
dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (dr.Read())
{
if ((byte[])dr[1] == null )
//if (picData == null)
{
pictureBox1.Image = null;
}
else
{
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream((byte[])dr[1]);
ms.Position = 0;
pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(ms);
}
}

dr[1] won't be null, so neither will (byte[])dr[1]. You want to check the first byte in that array.
byte[] picData = (byte[])dr[1];
if (picData[0] == 0)
{
pictureBox1.Image = null;
}
else
{
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(picData);
ms.Position = 0;
pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(ms);
}

Image.MemoryStream : Parameter not valid

When I'm trying to retrieve my image by combo box there show the massage . Parameter not valid
I was try many way but problem is same ..
Every time I run the code below, I get same massage.
private void cBoxSearch_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
con = ConnectionController.GetInstance().GetConnection();
con.Open();
com = new SQLiteCommand("SELECT * FROM Stock WHERE ProductName = '" + cBoxSearch.Text + "' ", con);
myReader = com.ExecuteReader();
product prod = new product();
while (myReader.Read())
{
prod.proid = myReader[0].ToString();
prod.prodname = myReader[1].ToString();
prod.proMdl = myReader[2].ToString();
prod.serialN = myReader[3].ToString();
prod.byibgPr = myReader[4].ToString();
prod.sellPr = myReader[5].ToString();
prod.quantity = myReader[6].ToString();
tbxProductID.Text = prod.proid;
tbxName.Text =prod.prodname;
tbxModel.Text = prod.proMdl;
tbxserial.Text = prod.serialN;
tbxbyingprice.Text = prod.byibgPr;
tbxSellingprice.Text = prod.sellPr;
tbxQuantity.Text = prod.quantity;
prod.imgg = (byte[])(myReader[7] );
if (prod.imgg == null)
{
pBX.Image = null;
}
else
{
MemoryStream mstrm = new MemoryStream(prod.imgg);
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(mstrm);
}
}
con.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
com.Cancel();
con.Close();
}

Try to consult this question:
convert binary to bitmap using memory stream
Also, it might depend on DBType of the 8th column of the query.

retrieve blob picture from mysql database c#

I use this code to retrieve my picture and it work corectly with a simple table that contain only blob but when i'm trying to adapt it for my table user that containt (cin,nom,prenom....,image) exception that indicate
"Paramétre non valid" (not a valid parameter)
int bufferSize = 1000;
try
{
string SQL = "Select image from user ";
MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand(SQL, db.Connection);
MySqlDataAdapter da = new MySqlDataAdapter(cmd);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
da.Fill(ds, "image");
int c = ds.Tables["image"].Rows.Count;
db.CloseConnection();
if (c > 0)
{
Byte[] byteBLOBData = new Byte[bufferSize];
byteBLOBData = (Byte[])(ds.Tables["image"].Rows[c - 1]["image"]);
MemoryStream stmBLOBData = new MemoryStream(byteBLOBData);
pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream(stmBLOBData);
MessageBox.Show("bien chargée");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Connection Error!\n" + ex.Message, "Error Message",
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}

Try this one...
DataTable userTable;
DataTable ds;
int cin;
string nom;
string prenom;
Byte[] ImageByte;
userTable = ds;
if (userTable == null)
return false;
else
{
if (userTable.Rows.Count > 0)
{
foreach (DataRow userRow in userTable.Rows)
{
cin = Convert.ToInt32(userRow["cin"]);
nom = userRow["nom"].ToString();
prenom = userRow["prenom"].ToString();
ImageByte = (Byte[])(userRow["image"]);
}
}
}
if (ImageByte != null)
{
// You need to convert it in bitmap to display the imgage
pictureBox1.Image = ByteToImage(ImageByte);
pictureBox1.Refresh();
}
public static Bitmap ByteToImage(byte[] blob)
{
MemoryStream mStream = new MemoryStream();
byte[] pData = blob;
mStream.Write(pData, 0, Convert.ToInt32(pData.Length));
Bitmap bm = new Bitmap(mStream, false);
mStream.Dispose();
return bm;
}

byteBLOBData = ((Byte[])ds.Tables["image"].Rows[c - 1]["image"]);
This should solve it.

Getting error after updating image in Sql server 2008 database

I am developing a winform application in VS 2010 C#.
I have developed a form to insert and update the user details in this.
My Update user form is as below image
![Update User Screen][1]
http://i.stack.imgur.com/iZaAJ.png
And coding to update is
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
namespace SampleApplication
{
public partial class UserUpdate : Form
{
public UserUpdate()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
SqlDataAdapter da;
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("user id=sa; password=123;initial catalog=Inventory;data source=Aniket-PC");
SqlCommand cmd;
MemoryStream ms;
byte[] photo_array;
DataSet ds;
int rno = 0;
string str;
private void nameTxt_Validating(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
{
if (nameTxt.Text.Trim().Length == 0)
{
namewarning.Visible = true;
}
else
{
namewarning.Visible = false;
}
}
private void Update_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
contTxt.MaxLength = 10;
retriveData();
retriveImg();
}
void retriveImg()
{
con.Open();
cmd = new SqlCommand("Select Logo from Register where UserName='" + uNameTxt.Text + "'", con);
da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
ds = new DataSet("MyImage");
da.Fill(ds, "MyImage");
DataRow myRow;
myRow = ds.Tables["MyImage"].Rows[0];
photo_array = (byte[])myRow["Logo"];
ms = new MemoryStream(photo_array);
profPic.Image = Image.FromStream(ms);
con.Close();
}
void retriveData()
{
con.Open();
cmd = new SqlCommand("Select * from Register where UserName='"+uNameTxt.Text+"'",con);
SqlDataReader read = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (read.Read())
{
nameTxt.Text = (read["Name"].ToString());
passTxt.Text = (read["Password"].ToString());
conPassTxt.Text = (read["Password"].ToString());
emailTxt.Text = (read["EmailId"].ToString());
addTxt.Text = (read["Address"].ToString());
contTxt.Text = (read["ContactNo"].ToString());
DORTxt.Text = (read["DOR"].ToString());
validity.Text = "Account Valid till "+(read["Validity"].ToString());
}
read.Close();
con.Close();
}
private void AttachBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Open image by OpenFiledialog and show it in PicturBox.
try
{
//filter only image format files.
openFileDialog1.Filter = "jpeg|*.jpg|bmp|*.bmp|all files|*.*";
DialogResult res = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
if (res == DialogResult.OK)
{
Image img = new Bitmap(openFileDialog1.FileName);
//inserting image in PicturBox
profPic.Image = img.GetThumbnailImage(127, 128, null, new IntPtr());
openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;
}
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Cannot upload image");
}
}
private void UpdateBtn_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string DOM = dateTimePicker1.Value.ToShortDateString();
if (namewarning.Visible == true || picError.Visible == true || PassError.Visible == true || emailwarningImg.Visible == true)
{
MessageBox.Show("Please correct the marked fields");
}
else
{
//cmd = new SqlCommand("update Register set (Name,Password,EmailId,Address,ContactNo,Logo,DOM) values('" + nameTxt.Text.Trim() + "','" + passTxt.Text.Trim() + "','" + emailTxt.Text.Trim() + "','" + addTxt.Text.Trim() + "','" + contTxt.Text.Trim() + "',#Logo,'" + DOM+ "')", con);
str = string.Format("update Register set Name='{0}', Password='{1}',EmailID='{2}',Address='{3}',ContactNo='{4}',Logo='{5}',DOU='{6}' where UserName='{7}'", nameTxt.Text.Trim(), passTxt.Text.Trim(), emailTxt.Text.Trim(),addTxt.Text.Trim(), contTxt.Text.Trim(), #"Logo" ,DOM,uNameTxt.Text);
con_photo();
//con.Open();
cmd = new SqlCommand(str, con);
int count= cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
if (count > 0)
MessageBox.Show("Sucsess");
else
MessageBox.Show("need to work");
}
}
void con_photo()
{
if (profPic.Image != null)
{
ms = new MemoryStream();
profPic.Image.Save(ms, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
byte[] photo_array = new byte[ms.Length];
ms.Position = 0;
ms.Read(photo_array, 0, photo_array.Length);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Logo", photo_array);
}
}
when i run the application it executes very well and shows me success message but when i again try to view the update user form it shows below screenshot error
http://i.stack.imgur.com/7z1Rx.png
at retriveImg ()
Please help me with resolution for this..

You're not passing the image bytes to the UPDATE command, but a string containing the word Logo.
Also: PLEASE avoid creating SQL commands using string concatenation or String.Format. Use parameterized queries instead!
Also: Do not use an NVARCHAR field to store the image bytes (unless you create a BASE64 string from them first), but use a VARBINARY or IMAGE column instead.
The problem is in the following line:
str = string.Format("update Register set ... ,Logo='{5}' ...", ..., #"Logo", ...);
As you can see, you're formatting a string, but you don't insert the bytes from the image, but the word "Logo".
Assuming the column Logo was of type IMAGE or VARBINARY, I would write something like this:
byte[] photo_array = null;
if (profPic.Image != null)
{
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
profPic.Image.Save(ms, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
photo_array = ms.GetBuffer();
}
if (photo_array != null)
{
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("UPDATE Register SET Logo=#logo", connection);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#logo", imageBytes);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

Maybe I'm wrong but I'll try to do this
photo_array = (byte[])myRow["Logo"];
if photo_array.length.trim()>0
{
ms = new MemoryStream(photo_array);
profPic.Image = Image.FromStream(ms);
}
con.Close();
This error may come when the lenght of the string is 0
Another thing is that you're not saving the image in the database

//C# Code
SqlCommand cmdSelect = new SqlCommand("select ImageValue from table where ID=1", ObjCon);
ObjCon.Open();
byte[] barrImg = (byte[])cmdSelect.ExecuteScalar();
ObjCon.Close();
string strfn = Convert.ToString(DateTime.Now.ToFileTime());
FileStream fs = new FileStream("C:\\Temp\\1.txt", FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.Write);
fs.Write(barrImg, 0, barrImg.Length);
fs.Flush();
fs.Close();
// 1.txt file will be created in c:\temp folder

How to display images with fixed dimensions in ASP.NET after retrieving them from a MySQL database

Following are the links which describe connection to MySQL:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/asp_net_and_mysql.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/image_asp.aspx
Here is the code to display image from mysql database:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(db);
conn.Open();
string s;
s = Session["t"].ToString();
string commantext = "select img_id,img_file,img_type,img_name from image where img_name='"+s+"'";
// string commantext = "select img_id,img_file,img_type,img_name from image";
// DataSet ds = MySqlHelper.ExecuteDataset(conn, commantext);
MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand(commantext,conn);
cmd.Parameters.Add("?img_id", MySqlDbType.Int32).Value = s;
// DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
DataTable dt = GetData(cmd);
while(dt !=null)
{
Byte[] bytes = (Byte[])dt.Rows[0]["img_file"];
// Byte[] bytes = (Byte[])dt.Rows[1][] ;
Response.Buffer = true;
Response.Charset = "";
Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
Response.ContentType = dt.Rows[0]["img_type"].ToString();
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename="
+ dt.Rows[0]["img_name"].ToString());
Response.BinaryWrite(bytes);
Response.Flush();
Response.End();
}
conn.Close();
}
private DataTable GetData(MySqlCommand cmd)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
//String strConnString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["conString"].ConnectionString;
MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection(db);
MySqlDataAdapter sda = new MySqlDataAdapter();
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.Connection = con;
try
{
con.Open();
sda.SelectCommand = cmd;
sda.Fill(dt);
return dt;
}
catch
{ return null;
}
finally
{ con.Close();
sda.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}
My code to upload image file to mysql database is as below.
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Stream img_strm = File1.PostedFile.InputStream;
int img_len = File1.PostedFile.ContentLength;
string strtype = File1.PostedFile.ContentType;
//code snippet to determine image height and width.
System.Drawing.Image i = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(img_strm);
int fileheight = int.Parse(i.Width.ToString());
int filewidth = int.Parse(i.Height.ToString());
strname = Text1.Value;
//Session["t"] = strname;
byte[] imgData = new byte[img_len];
int n = img_strm.Read(imgData, 0, img_len);
int result = saveToDb(strname, imgData, strtype);
}
private int saveToDb(string imgName, byte[] imgbin, string imgContenttype)
{
string db = "server=localhost;database=test;uid=root;password=techsoft";
MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(db);
MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("insert into image(img_name,img_file,img_type) values(?img_name,?img_file,?img_type)", conn);
//MySqlParameter param0 = new MySqlParameter("?img_id", MySqlDbType.Int16, 20);
//param0.Value = ;
//cmd.Parameters.Add(param0);
MySqlParameter param0 = new MySqlParameter("?img_name", MySqlDbType.VarChar, 45);
param0.Value = imgName;
cmd.Parameters.Add(param0);
// MySqlParameter param1 = new MySqlParameter("?img_file", MySqlDbType.VarChar, 45);
MySqlParameter param1 = new MySqlParameter("?img_file", MySqlDbType.LongBlob, 10);
param1.Value = imgbin;
cmd.Parameters.Add(param1);
MySqlParameter param2 = new MySqlParameter("?img_type", MySqlDbType.VarChar, 45);
param2.Value = imgContenttype;
cmd.Parameters.Add(param2);
conn.Open();
int num = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
conn.Close();
return num;
}
I have used binary writer to display. Can anybody suggest how to display images in fixed dimensions?

I would resize the images on the page being used to display them. Where are they being displayed?
or
I would resize the images at the time they are saved

Assuming your only challenge is to only scale the images(either before uploading or when retrieving them)...here is some code i use to get scaled dimensions for an image (to fit specific fixed dimensions)...you can stick this somewhere in an imaging class
Note that there are many approaches...
public static Size getScaledDimensions( Image img, Int32 maxW, Int32 maxH)
{
//check if image is already within desired dimensions
if (img.Height <= maxH & img.Width <= maxW)
{
Size orgsize = new Size(img.Width, img.Height);
return orgsize; // no need to rescale
}
else //proceed with rescaling
{
int finalH;
int finalW;
//use height/width ratio to determine our new dimensions
double hwRatio = (double)img.Height / (double)img.Width;
int newW = (int) (maxH/ hwRatio);
int newH = (int) (hwRatio * maxW);
//make sure we scale the right dimension
if (newW <= maxW) // scale width
{
finalH = maxH;
finalW = newW;
}
else
{ // scale height
finalH = newH;
finalW = maxW;
}//end if
Size newsize = new Size(finalW, finalH);
return newsize;
}

Thanks for all the support from rip and The_AlienCoder for their answers. I have found out answer to my own query.
We need to use streams to convert binary data from mysql database. Later graphic library should be used to load the streams. In the meantime we need to resize the image according to our need.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){
//Create connection to mysql database.
MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(db);
conn.Open();
string s;
s = Session["t"].ToString();
string commantext = "select img_id,img_file,img_type,img_name from image where img_name='"+s+"'";
MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand(commantext,conn);
cmd.Parameters.Add("?img_id", MySqlDbType.Int32).Value = s;
//create datatable. GetData is a method to fetch the data.
DataTable dt = GetData(cmd);
//Get data from database to bytes.
Byte[] bytes = (Byte[])dt.Rows[0]["img_file"];
//Defining the size to display data.
int outputSize = 100;
if (bytes.Length > 0)
{
// Open a stream for the image and write the bytes into it
System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes, true);
stream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(stream);
Size new_size = new Size();
//resize based on the longer dimension
if (bmp.Width > bmp.Height)
{
new_size.Width = outputSize;
new_size.Height = (int)(((double)outputSize / (double)bmp.Width) * (double)bmp.Height);
}
else
{
new_size.Width = (int)(((double)outputSize / (double)bmp.Height) * (double)bmp.Width);
new_size.Height = outputSize;
}
Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(new_size.Width, new_size.Height, bmp.PixelFormat);
Graphics new_g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap);
new_g.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
new_g.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
new_g.DrawImage(bmp, -1, -1, bitmap.Width + 1, bitmap.Height + 1);
bmp.Dispose();
bitmap.Save(Response.OutputStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
bitmap.Dispose();
new_g.Dispose();
stream.Close();
}
}
private DataTable GetData(MySqlCommand cmd)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
//String strConnString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager .ConnectionStrings["conString"].ConnectionString;
MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection(db);
MySqlDataAdapter sda = new MySqlDataAdapter();
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.Connection = con;
try
{
con.Open();
sda.SelectCommand = cmd;
sda.Fill(dt);
return dt;
}
catch
{ return null;
}
finally
{ con.Close();
sda.Dispose();
con.Dispose();
}
}
}